Sora arrived at the 4th Division. He needed to find some people to help provide medical support for the upcoming matches.
In the courtyard of the 4th Division, a black-haired young woman was lazily sweeping the ground.
The sweeping girl noticed Sora and called out in pleasant surprise, "Lord Katori!"
She trotted over to him and continued, "I saw a magpie outside my window this morning, and I was thinking something good might happen today. It turns out it was meeting you, Lord Katori!"
Sora said gently, "Is it Emi's turn on duty today?"
The sweeping girl nodded repeatedly. "Yes!"
Sora asked, "How many patients are left in the intensive care unit who haven't been discharged?"
The girl replied, "They've basically all been discharged. The only ones left are those with permanent disabilities who need long-term care. The captain felt it would be inconvenient for them to care for themselves, so she didn't discharge them and moved them to the recuperation ward instead."
"Doesn't Lord Katori have classes today?"
"We thought you'd be busy since the new term just started, so we didn't dare to disturb you."
"Everyone has been so tired lately. Now that we can finally rest, many people have taken leave."
"We're organizing a tea party in a few days. We hope Lord Katori can come!"
The sweeping girl was extremely excited to see Katori Sora and talked nonstop.
Sora smiled. "If I don't have class, I'll definitely come. I don't have class today because the Spiritual Arts Academy is holding its swordsmanship assessment."
"However, this time the assessment is using live blades."
"To prevent any accidents during the competition, I came to the 4th Division to find some people to help provide medical support."
The girl immediately raised her hand. "I want to help!"
"Doesn't Emi have to be on duty?" Sora asked.
"No problem, I can finish sweeping very quickly!" The girl began sweeping rapidly, a stark contrast to her previous lazy demeanor.
"Then thank you, Emi. But there are quite a few participants in the competition, so I'll need to find a few more people to help," Sora said.
"I know who's on leave. I'll take you to find them," the girl said.
She led Sora to the division barracks.
Each member of the 4th Division had their own private room, but the courtyard was maintained by multiple people together.
When Sora arrived at the main courtyard of the barracks, he was quickly noticed by others.
"Lord Katori is here!"
"It's Lord Katori!"
Sora smiled. "So you're all here. No wonder I didn't see many people in the front courtyard."
A 4th Division member said, "There hasn't been much to do lately, so we took some leave."
Sora stated his purpose, "I hope I'm not disturbing you. I came here to ask for some help. The academy's swordsmanship assessment has been changed to a live blade competition, and we need some medical support."
Another member replied, "How could this be a disturbance? Lord Katori taught me Healing Kidō not long ago, and I haven't even had a chance to properly repay you. If you need help, just say the word!"
"Yes, yes, it would be wonderful to be of help to you!"
"Me too!"
The few Shinigami in the courtyard immediately agreed to help. Not only that, but the commotion also attracted the attention of those inside the buildings.
When the people inside saw that Katori Sora had arrived, they all came out one after another.
Soon, dozens of Shinigami had gathered in the main courtyard of the barracks.
"What! You're going to the Spiritual Arts Academy to watch Lord Katori host the live blade matches?"
"Don't leave me out of something this good, I want to go too!"
There were so many Shinigami who wanted to go with him to the academy that it even alerted Captain Unohana.
"Lord Katori, you are quite popular. You could empty out the entire 4th Division~"
Unohana's tone was as gentle as ever, but Sora felt a distinct chill.
Unohana thought for a moment and continued, "I'll bring them over with me. Although we won't need this many people, we'll just treat it as an outing to watch the competition."
A live blade match... she was also a little interested.
...
"Director Kotetsu, I've invited the Shinigami from the 4th Division, but there are quite a few of them," Sora said.
"Lord Katori, you are truly remarkable to have such a high reputation in the 4th Division," Ayane Kotetsu said in amazement. "But it makes sense. A gentle person like you, Lord Katori, is the type to be very popular with girls."
This swordsmanship assessment seemed to have turned into a team-building activity for the 4th Division.
Ayane Kotetsu was also extremely surprised that Sora could rally so many people.
She was beginning to wonder if the academy's swordsmanship hall could even accommodate so many spectators.
However, in order to host the captains and nobles, the academy had also constructed an open-air arena. If they used it ahead of schedule, it could hold this many people.
"Let's just use the open-air arena for the upcoming matches," Ayane Kotetsu decided.
The participating students soon received the notification and headed to the open-air arena.
"Why are there so many people!" Kensei Muguruma was a bit shocked. He now understood why the competition venue had been changed to an outdoor stage.
The swordsmanship hall couldn't possibly fit this many people!
"That's Captain Unohana, right? And I see Rii. They must all be people the professor called over from the 4th Division," Kana Azashiro said.
"Tch. That bunch from the Central Apothecary really thought the live blade competition couldn't go on without them. But with one move, the professor brought over the entire 4th Division," Shinji Hirako said with a grin.
"With so many spectators, I have to perform well!" Kensei Muguruma clenched his fists. He didn't want to lose face in front of so many people.
"Go for it, big brother Kensei! It's so enviable that the professor knows so many sisters from the 4th Division!" Jin'emon Tsubaki was also fired up, wishing he could fight in Kensei's place.
"Tsubaki, you're already married, and you're still thinking about things like that," Shinji Hirako said.
Jin'emon Tsubaki was an older student who was already married with children when he enrolled.
In fact, he was the oldest among Katori Sora's disciples, but he liked to call his more skilled classmates "big brother" or "big sister."
"A married man can still be envious, right?" Jin'emon scratched his face.
Kensei's match was the second one. He didn't have to wait long before it was his turn.
His opponent was Ichirō Madarame.
Ichirō Madarame had run into Nozomishin Ōmaeda and was knocked into the loser's bracket by him.
But this didn't mean Madarame was weak. He had successfully reached the top eight in the previous assessment.
Ending up in the loser's bracket this time was just bad luck with the draw. He was considered one of the top students in Class One.
"I hope this opponent doesn't go down too quickly," Kensei said, flexing his wrist as he walked onto the stage.
"This Ichirō Madarame is pretty strong. Good luck, big brother Kensei!" Jin'emon Tsubaki shouted towards him.
"Don't worry, this will be over soon," Kensei replied without turning his head, raising a hand to wave at his friends.
Sora's eye twitched. This kid was tempting fate again.
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